New HGV registrations were up by 9.5 per cent in the first three months of this year, according to the latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders [...]
Commercial Vehicle Show organisers have announced that LCV market leader Ford of Britain has confirmed its commitment to the 2021 event, which runs from 31 August to 2 September at [...]
Logistics UK: DVSA must sustain pace on driving tests
Published On: Saturday 22 May 2021
Logistics UK has urged the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to maintain its rapid vocational driver testing programme in order to clear the outstanding test backlog, which the organisation [...]
Testing of Mercedes advanced hydrogen truck begins
Published On: Thursday 20 May 2021
Daimler Trucks has commenced tests of the first enhanced prototype of its Mercedes-Benz GenH2 hydrogen fuel cell truck, originally unveiled in 2020, marking an important milestone on the path to [...]
DVSA has ended the Covid concession which allowed prohibitions on vehicles to be removed without physical checks by the agency. As of 1 June 2021, prohibitions on testable vehicles or [...]
A range of chargers for electric trucks has been launched by DAF Trucks under the banner of its American parent Paccar. DAF Trucks now offers a full range of fixed [...]
DAF leads the way to larger, more aerodynamic cabs
Published On: Tuesday 18 May 2021
Paccar’s DAF subsidiary will be the first manufacturer to take advantage in changes to EU dimension laws when it launches its replacement for its long-running XF flagship truck this month. [...]
The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has called on the government to add HGV drivers to the Home Office’s so-called ‘shortage occupation list’, to allow more drivers from overseas to fill [...]
New guidance sponsored by the Department for Transport (DfT) has been published which is designed to prevent commercial vehicles – including trucks, buses, coaches, vans, and even mobile plant such [...]
